With a long career in film, television and theater, Elsie de Brauw is one of the most acclaimed Award-winning actresses in the Netherlands. She has won three awards and has been nominated five times for roles in feature films and a drama series. 

She has won a Golden Calf Award for Best Lead Actress for her performance in Tussenstand (2007) and was nominated for that same award four more times; for her performance in the features Quicksand (2021), God Only Knows (2019), Prins (2015) and the TV series Symbiose (2013). 

More recently she has won a MIFF Award for Best Supporting Actress 2022 for Sea of Time, and earned a nomination for the most prestigious German Acting Award (Deutschen Schauspielpreis) for her role in the German film Zum Tod Meiner Mutter which premiered at the Berlinale Film Festival in 2022.

Other notable titles she has appeared in include series such as Morten (2019), Lijn 32 (2012) and In Therapy (2010-2011) Recently, Elsie has played the role of ‘Beatrix’ in the Dutch series Maxima (2023) by Millstreet Films.

On top of her on-screen performances, she is also known for her tremendous history on stage, and has been part of the permanent ensemble of the prestigious Schauspielhaus Bochum in Germany since 2018. 

She has won the Theo D’Or Award, the most prestigious theater award in the Netherlands, on two separate occasions. Once in 2011 for Gif by NT Gent and again in 2006 for her lead role in Opening Night by Toneelgroep Amsterdam. In addition, she was nominated another two times for this same award for her role in Zus van (2005) and in Vrijdag (2003). She has worked with directors such as Johan Simons, Alain Platel, Ivo van Hove, Alvis Hermanis, Sarah Moeremans, Lisboa Houbrechts, Ersan Mondtag and Milo Rau.